How to Use rear-end in a Sentence

rear-end

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• The victim was rear-ended at a light while waiting to turn.
  — Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
• Police said the tow truck involved in the crash appeared to have rear-end damage.
  — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
• By Lap 2, having been rear-ended in the Turn 11 hairpin, his day – and season – were done.
  — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Apr. 2023
• Contrary to its name, pork butt—also called Boston butt—is not from the actual rear-end of the pig.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2023
• Sanderson said Paltrow rear-ended him on a beginners slope, and didn’t stop to help.
  — Maham Javaid, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2023
• In all the cases, the crashes were caused by other vehicles changing lanes or rear-ending the trucks.
  — Tom Krisher, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Apr. 2024
• But did that huge rear wing really need to be so tall to maximize rear-end downforce?
  — Ben Stewart, Popular Mechanics, 13 Apr. 2023
• Hayes was driving behind them and rear-ended the couple’s car, police said.
  — Jamiel Lynch, CNN, 31 Jan. 2024
• Then, in another, a Tesla in Autopilot rear-ended a car that changed lanes in front of the Tesla.
  — Trisha Thadani, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
• Take the officer who took his eyes off the road to dig through a bag before rear-ending another driver at a red light.
  — USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2024
• The riders’ necks snapped back again and again, something like getting rear-ended on the road a dozen times moments after pulling out of your driveway.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2024
• After the collision, a driver in a minivan rear-ended the Camry.
  — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2024
• The snowmobile also includes year 3000-like front and rear-end lights, plus a windshield that keeps your vision clear on the Black Diamond.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2024
• The system also has a hard time preventing rear-end collisions, partly because it isn’t set up to track how long a train is and doesn’t know where the back of a train is.
  — Josh Funk, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2023
• Drive-thrus can also be hot spots for rear-end collisions and t-bone accidents from cars turning left out of driveways.
  — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 24 June 2023
• Rear-End Crash Percentages Cars equipped with self-driving systems [right], had worse rear-end collision rates than those not so equipped.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2023
• One of the cruisers sustained moderate rear-end damage, State Police said.
  — Adam Sennott, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2023
• Blakinger went back to Ithaca, N.Y., the literal scene of her crime, for a book event; there, someone accidentally rear-ended her rental car.
  — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2023
• In the Sport mode, the system allows significant rear-end slip before intervention, yet still steps in before a slide turns into a spin.
  — Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 7 Aug. 2023
• According to the report, the actor and another male allegedly took off in an SUV after rear-ending a Toyota.
  — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 22 Feb. 2023
• Yet reporting found that all the seats that failed in these types of rear-end collisions met or exceeded the half-century-old federal strength standard.
  — Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2023
• Yet our reporting found that all the seats that failed in these types of rear-end collisions met or exceeded the half-century-old federal strength standard.
  — Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2024
• Consider, for instance, how an individual might speak to their boss versus a stranger who just rear-ended their car.
  — Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2024
• The Malibu/Lost Hills sheriff’s station is investigating an alleged hit-and-run, where Busey is accused of rear-ending a woman’s car.
  — Vulture, 6 Sep. 2023
• Traffic was backed up, police said, possibly because of the first fatal crash, and a 72-year-old River Rouge woman, the driver, rear-ended a vehicle stopped in traffic.
  — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 7 May 2024
• Company investigators said the minor rear-end collision was connected to the unique shape of the bus, which the AV taxi had trouble perceiving.
  — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2023
• After being hit by the semi-truck, the charter bus rear-ended a Toyota Highlander that was also traveling westbound on the interstate.
  — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 28 Nov. 2023
• In September 2020, Percy was rear-ended while driving in his truck, and the accident resulted in a serious back injury.
  — Ro White, Men's Health, 6 June 2023
• According to the outlet, local authorities said the vehicle rear-ended the buggy in the fatal collision, which also killed a horse.
  — Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2023
• Transportation experts say that practice can actually increase traffic delays and cause more rear-end fender benders and crashes at the point of merge.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 22 June 2023

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rear end

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• She stood up and brushed off her rear end.
• The car's rear end was badly damaged in the accident.
• The girl said the man’s van may have damage to the rear end.
  — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 24 Oct. 2022
• Now there might be a polite way to clue it in terms of the rear end.
  — Liz Maynes-Aminzade, The New Yorker, 15 Feb. 2023
• Riding on 22-inch wheels and tyres, the rear end of the ID.Aero is drawn in, and all surfaces fit flush to the bodywork.
  — Michael Taylor, Forbes, 27 June 2022
• Its rear end, hefty with the weight of the engine, spun the car around nearly 180 degrees.
  — Rachel Lance, Wired, 6 Dec. 2020
• On the plane, the wheel gunners held steady by pushing their rear ends against the cabin wall.
  — Wired, 30 Nov. 2019
• One was shot in the rear end while the other was shot in the arm, according to Baimbridge.
  — Jon Haworth, ABC News, 11 July 2021
• The latest photo shows the rear end of the Civic Si sedan in a vivid orange color.
  — Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 18 Oct. 2021
• The lines are clean, front end imposing enough and the rear end stylish but subtle.
  — Kyle Edward, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2021
• The clip shows the man walking behind Rivest and pretending to smack her rear end.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2019
• In the film, Faye delivers a version of this and slaps her rear end for effect.
  — Callahan Tormey, Town & Country, 8 May 2022
• The design turned heads with its corset see-through bodice and drop-waist skirt, which hung low to reveal Gaga's rear end.
  — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2023
• On his way to Los Angeles, Brown blew out the rear end of his truck and had to wait five days for repairs.
  — Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2022
• Akinjo came down hard on his rear end against Texas Tech, and is still sore from that.
  — Stephen Hawkins, ajc, 16 Jan. 2022
• The rapper was with at least four women who lowered their shorts to show their rear ends.
  — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 23 Oct. 2023
• The rear end has a darker light strip between its LED taillights as well.
  — Michael Taylor, Forbes, 27 June 2022
• The Sportback, which will be available only with all-wheel-drive, will have a more sloped rear end.
  — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 14 Apr. 2021
• Her breasts, rear end and genitals were exposed in some of the photos.
  — Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2020
• The movement zeroes in on the gluteus maximus, which is the muscle that creates the shape of your rear end.
  — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 30 Nov. 2022
• That's not the case with camera systems designed to cover both the front and the rear end of a vehicle.
  — Seamus Bellamy, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2019
• The rear end of the Celestiq features four sets of angular brake lights, two on each side, that stretch all the way to the wheel wells.
  — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 4 Aug. 2023
• The three muscles that make up the rear end—the gluteus minimus, medius and maximus—help move the hip joint and stabilize the pelvis.
  — Jen Murphy, WSJ, 12 Nov. 2022
• The first few weeks on the Peloton — specifically on its seat — can be rough on your rear end.
  — Courtney Thompson, CNN Underscored, 25 June 2020
• A lot of your weight ends up concentrated on your rear end.
  — Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 28 June 2022
• The Airlift fabric smooths, lifts, and sculpts to enhance the natural shape of your rear end.
  — Lindsay Geller, Women's Health, 7 Sep. 2023
• The family's tent was in shambles, Fee said, and sticking out of its entrance was the rear end of a large wolf.
  — Allyson Chiu, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Aug. 2019
• The short video clip gives us a good look at the IS's rear end and in particular, showing the sweeping taillights which run the width of the car.
  — Colin Beresford, Car and Driver, 12 June 2020
• Read the full review The 2023 Nissan Z embraces vaguely retro styling, which works better at the rear end than at the front.
  — Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 2 June 2023
• Half-way down, however, the car stops, its rear end poking above the water.
  — Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 29 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024